January 28, 2009

USPS In Financial Crisis, PMG Potter Tells Congress

PostalReporter.com Blog » USPS In Financial Crisis, PMG Potter Tells Congress: "PMG Jack Potter today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that worsening conditions in the economy now point to a further 12-15 billion mailpiece decline and a net financial loss of $6 billion or more in FY 2009."

Postal Service seeks end to Saturday delivery

Postal Service seeks end to Saturday delivery requirement - Federal news, government operations, agency management, pay & benefits - FederalTimes.com: "Top U.S. Postal Service officials Wednesday afternoon are expected to ask legislators to remove the Saturday delivery requirement.
Sources say Postmaster General John Potter will make that request in his opening statement to a Senate subcommittee.

The Postal Service isn’t looking to immediately drop Saturday delivery; it will likely study the issue first. And it could take a lesser action, such as temporarily suspending Saturday delivery during periods of low mail volume."

January 11, 2009

Mail call

The Vicksburg Post > News > Mail call: "Swift changes have come in recent years to the ways people must send letters and packages to one another — affecting everything from pickup locations to lengths some locals must go to purchase postage stamps."